AUTHOR=Mora Victoria , Ramasamy Manikandan , Damaj Mona B. , Irigoyen Sonia , Ancona Veronica , Ibanez Freddy , Avila Carlos A. , Mandadi Kranthi K. 

TITLE=Potato Zebra Chip: An Overview of the Disease, Control Strategies, and Prospects

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology

VOLUME=12

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.700663

DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2021.700663

ISSN=1664-302X

ABSTRACT=<p>Potato (<italic>Solanum tuberosum</italic> L.) is an important food crop worldwide. As the demand for fresh and processed potato products is increasing globally, there is a need to manage and control devastating diseases such as zebra chip (ZC). ZC disease causes major yield losses in many potato-growing regions and is associated with the fastidious, phloem-limited bacterium <italic>Candidatus</italic> Liberibacter solanacearum (<italic>C</italic>Lso) that is vectored by the potato-tomato psyllid (<italic>Bactericera cockerelli</italic> Šulc). Current management measures for ZC disease mainly focus on chemical control and integrated pest management strategies of the psyllid vector to limit the spread of <italic>C</italic>Lso, however, they add to the costs of potato production. Identification and deployment of <italic>C</italic>Lso and/or the psyllid resistant cultivars, in combination with integrated pest management, may provide a sustainable long-term strategy to control ZC. In this review, we provide a brief overview of the ZC disease, epidemiology, current management strategies, and potential new approaches to manage ZC disease in the future.</p>